Taste Test: Best BBQ Sauce

Let's all go ahead and admit it — sometimes the best part of barbecue is the finger lickin' good sauce. If you don't have the time or energy to make your own sauce from scratch, where do you turn for a solid sauce that won't disappoint? Twenty-one nationally available barbecue sauces, both original and spicy, were evaluated in this taste test to answer that exact question. These 10 emerged as the finalists. Read on to see what tasters and editors had to say about them and find a contender worthy of your next cookout.
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Sweet Baby Ray's Original ($2.49 for 18 oz.)

Sweet Baby Ray's Original ($2.49 for 18 oz.)

Tasters’ Pick: Sweet Baby Ray’s Original was a big hit among tasters who loved this sauce’s “sweet and smoky” taste. A few noted that there was a “peppery aftertaste” while others enjoyed that “nice level of spice.” Many tasters were also fans of this sauce’s “good consistency.”